South Africans react to Nelson Mandela’s death on social media

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 18, 2012 file photo, former South African President Nelson Mandela as he celebrates his 94th birthday with family in Qunu, South Africa. It was reported on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 that the family of ailing former South African President Nelson Mandela has told the South African Broadcasting Corporation in an interview that the liberation struggle icon is not "doing well" but is continuing to put up a courageous fight from his "deathbed." (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File)

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As the news of Mandela’s death swept the world on Dec. 5, 2013, many living in South Africa took to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media to express their respect for Mandela and grieve his death.